Synth History Revisited
The BBC transmitted a weekly computer music program called Micro Live around 1984 and 1985. It featured the BBC Micro, Sinclair Spectrum, C64 and the like. They made a special about synthesisers past and present. Bob Moog demonstrates the last ever made Minimoog. Syco System's Kendal Wrightson demonstrates a Linn 9000 and a DX1. A Kurzweil 250 also features and a rare Fairlight IIL. It also has Francis Monkman (Sky, Curved Air) demonstrating a Prophet 5 and a DX7. The Roland GR707 guitar synth is also put through its paces. One of the main segments is at Martin Rushent's studio (Human League, The Associates, Then Jericho) showing the recording process with Then Jericho on the Synclavier system and Linn Drum.
The Tomorrow's World Special: Roll Over Beethoven concentrates on the recording process using samplers and synthesisers. Steve Lipson demonstrates his Synclavier system used to make a track at Sarm West featuring the artists Act (Thomas Leer with Claudia Brucken - from Propaganda). Midge Ure shows how he writes tracks on his Atari, Roland D50 and Stepp DG-1 guitar synth. IIRCAM is featured too. Beethovens 9th is recreated using samplers and synthesisers.
The Micro Live segment is from the weekly programme showing home computer music hardware and software. Here we have the SpecDrum and some C64 SID action. Also Alan Townsend from Roland informs us about MIDI.
contents:
| 01 | Micro Live Special | 27 min 57 sec |
| 02 | Tomorrow's World Special: Roll Over Beethoven | 29 min 48 sec |
| 03 | Micro Live | 09 min 24 sec |
| 04 | RL Music Bob Moog Interview | 21 min 39 sec |
| 05 | Bob Moog Film Preview | 04 min 28 sec |
| 06 | The Axcel Synthesizer Introduction | 00 min 55 sec |
| 07 | The Axcel Synthesizer Demonstration | 01 min 22 sec |
| 08 | Alan Wilder's Emax | 02 min 19 sec |
| 09 | Vangelis 1 | 00 min 51 sec |
| 10 | Vangelis 2 | 01 min 13 sec |
| 11 | Vangelis 3 | 01 min 13 sec |
| 12 | Vangelis 4 | 01 min 10 sec |
| 13 | Synth Comp Time Shift | 06 min 03 sec |
| 14 | Joseph Paradiso Synth | 00 min 30 sec |
| 15-24 | 10 questions to Jerry Kovarsky from KORG | 20 min 03 sec |
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